In the confusion Hamilton managed to disengage his ship, and made sail; the five pirate ships being so entangled together that they were unable to pursue, and two of them so injured as to be in a sinking condition.

So Hamilton brought off his ship in safety, after as gallant a feat of arms as was ever performed.

Seven of his men were killed, and about the same number wounded, and finding no surgeon in Surat, he came on to Bombay.

The native merchants who were carried off by the pirates were made to pay a ransom of L6000, and brought back word that great slaughter had been done on the pirates, while their Commodore lost his head, on returning to Beyt, for allowing so rich a prize to escape.
In April, Boone sent down the _Fame_ and the _Britannia_, under Commodore Weekes, to attack Vingorla.

They carried a company of sepoys under Stanton, one of the Company's military officers.